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Mavis Jividen Hedrick passed away peacefully on Wednesday, January 1, 2025. Mavis was born May 25, 1932, in Mason County, WV. At the age of nine, the family moved to Nitro, WV in Kanawha County. She grew up there and after graduating from high school in 1950, she went to work for Metropolitan Life Insurance Company in Charleston. She met her husband Charles at a drive-in restaurant in early 1952. They began to talk to each other, and he asked her out for a date. She thought he looked like an okay guy and consented to go out with him. They continued to date for about six months. He then asked her to marry him. Long engagements were not the norm back then, so they set a date for November 26,...

Shirley passed away Friday evening, at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, with her son and husband by her side - daughter home in Portland, OR. Shirley leaves her husband A.D. Robertson, son David, and daughter Dawn, married to Louis Hunt, as well as granddaughter Lauren Hunt, and Lauren's two children - Shirley's great grandson Shiloh and great granddaughter Juni. Born in Kernersville, Shirley graduated high school there, ultimately making her home, for the last 36 years, in Winston. While Shirley and A.D. raised children Dawn and David, Shirley returned to school, earning undergraduate (Phi Beta Kappa, 1973) and graduate (1976) mathematics degrees, followed by her teaching career....

Mrs. Frances Jewel Darby Edwards, age 81 of Clemmons, N.C. passed away Tuesday, December 10, 2024, at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center after a brief illness. She was born July 17, 1943, in Albany, GA. to the late William Edd Darby and Dixie Jewel McAllister Darby. Frances graduated from Albany High School. After moving to North Carolina with her high-school sweetheart and husband, Dewey Boyce Edwards in 1968, they co-founded together Clemmons Pallet & Skid Works in 1971, where she served as Senior Vice-President. In her free time, she enjoyed all things crafting but was especially passionate about making jewelry and found joy in giving her pieces to friends and family. She loved...

Fortified with the Sacraments of Holy Mother Church, Robert "Bob" Penn Ross, II, of Winston-Salem, North Carolina, passed away peacefully on December 3, 2024, at Salemtowne Retirement Community. Bob was born to the late Robert Penn, Sr., and Beverly Ellinwood Ross on October 25, 1936, in Chicago, Illinois, and grew up in Mechanicsburg, Illinois. Bob worked as an accounting clerk, production manager, plant manager and vice president for Camcar Division of Textron, in Rockford, Illinois, before moving to Charlotte, North Carolina, as President of Townsend Division of Textron until 1994. Bob proudly served his country in the U.S. Air Force Reserves as an Air Police Officer. In addition to...

Faye Vannoy Sharpe went peacefully to be with her Lord on Saturday, November 30, 2024. Faye was born March 4, 1929, to Will and Ella Faw Vannoy of Ashe County. Growing up, she loved school and attended Fleetwood High School, where she enjoyed playing on the basketball team. She maintained a life-long love of sports, closely following the Atlanta Braves games. Faye and her husband, Burl, moved to Rural Hall in 1953, where they joined First Baptist Church of Stanleyville. They were active members and made lifelong friends there. Faye was a choir member, WMU member, Sunday School and Bible School teacher. Faye worked for and retired from Hanes Hosiery, after which she and Burl enjoyed traveling...

Brenda Hutchins, known to her family and oldest friends as Bo, passed away peacefully on November 22, 2024 at the Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home in Winston-Salem, as the result of complications of leukemia. This profound loss is mourned by her husband of sixty three years, John E. Hutchins, daughters Kelli Elizabeth Hutchins (Beth) and Stephanie Hutchins Autry, son-in-law, George B. Autry, Jr., grandsons George B. Autry III (Bailey) and John Cameron Autry, and much-loved nieces, nephews and cousins. Bo was born in Surry County on February 23, 1942, to Leroy Dowell and Lucy Sloop Dowell, who predeceased her. She was the youngest of six children, Nita Dowell Bullard, Maxine (Mac) Dowell, Bonnie...

Clarence "Gizz" Coleman, 78, of Winston- Salem, North Carolina joined the Lord Thursday, November 7, 2024, at his home. He meets his beloved mother, his brother Johnny Lee and his son Andre "Alfie". He was, by his own admission, a "beautiful baby" born in St. Petersburg, Florida, the oldest of 7 children born to Mary Gilbert. A hard worker who loved to dress, there was not a job that he would turn away from. He brought this talent to New York where he lived and married his cherished wife, Patricia. He retired there from Bristol-Meyers after 30 years and happily left the central N.Y. snow behind for the warmth and sunshine he loved. Never one to sit still, he worked for anyone who needed him,...

Richard Wilmer Pyles (76), has moved to his Heavenly Home having passed away peacefully at Brookridge Retirement Center in Winston-Salem, NC after several years with dementia. Born in Washington, DC to Wilmer Dove and Cloris Pyles, Richard grew up in Temple Hills, MD. He is survived by his wife, Nancy Carol Pyles (Williamson), their two children, Rev. Christopher Pyles, Baltimore, MD, and Amanda Allshouse (Ben), two grandsons Jackson (15) and Asher (12), Denver, CO, his sister Pamela Stanard, Clearwater, FL, his twin brother Dr. Jerald Pyles (Ann), Hendersonville, NC, and sisters-in-law Barbara Sampar, VA, and June Baldwin (Grover), MD. He was preceded in death by his parents, and sister...

Cpl. Steven Adam Bolton, 22 passed away unexpectedly on October 17, 2024 at his home in Jacksonville, NC. He was born in Winston-Salem, NC on January 15, 2002 to Valerie Bolton and Frank Bolton. Steven was preceded in death by his father, Frank Bolton as well has his maternal grandparents, Pauline and Ken Lyle of Medford, MA as well as his paternal grandparents Georgia and Morris Bolton of Jacksonville, NC. Those left to cherish his memory include his wife Addy Walker; his daughter, Elena Bolton; his Mother Valerie Bolton, his sister Laura Bolton; as well as many aunts, uncles, cousins, friends and fellow marines. Steven was a member of First Baptist Church of Stanleyville and graduate of...

Mrs. Betty Jo Frazier Lambert, 92, passed away Thursday September 12, 2024. She was born October 21, 1931 in Leaksville (Eden), NC to the late Charles Rucker Frazier and Alice Virginia Jones Frazier. In addition to being a lifelong partner in her husband's ministry, she found great meaning in keeping her house and garden beautiful, and in early childhood education. In addition to her parents, Betty Jo was preceded in death by her loving Husband of sixty-six years, Rev. James Matthew Lambert, and her brothers, Rev. Dr. Milton Gray Frazier and Kenneth Gordon Frazier. She is survived by her two sons, Stephen Matthew Lambert (Banner Elk, NC) and James Blake Lambert (Greensboro, NC); her...

Charles Edwin "Charlie" Snyder of Winston-Salem, NC went home to be with the Lord on July 26, 2024. He was born January 12, 1933, to Peeler Nifong Snyder and Lema Irene Shoaf. He graduated from Arcadia High School and married his high school sweetheart, Rebecca "Becky" Zimmerman in 1954. He spent 2 years active and 4 years in the reserves in the Marine Corps. He then attended and graduated from North Carolina State University. He started with RJ Reynolds Tobacco Co. as a mechanical engineer and rose up through their ranks, retiring in 1988. He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Becky "Babe" Snyder; son in law, Charles Michael Kerr; and grandson, Charles Forrest Fowler. He is...

Beulah Marie Pope Clatfelter, 99, finished her earthly journey and entered eternal rest with her Lord Jesus on June 6, 2024. Beulah was born on August 12, 1924, to the late Lawrence H. Pope and Elsie Bates Pope in Haxtun, Colorado. Beulah is predeceased by her husband, Kenneth Clatfelter; son, Thomas Clatfelter; and daughter-in-law, Doris Clatfelter. Beulah is survived by her loving son, Richard Clatfelter (Carolyn); sisters, Shirley Ware and Donna Gilmore; seven grandchildren; eleven great-grandchildren; and one great-great granddaughter. The funeral service will be held at 3PM on Sunday, June 23, 2024, with the Pastor Francis Smith officiating. The service will be held at Hayworth-Miller...

The world dimmed when Dixie Holler Pinson passed peacefully on May 3, 2024. A true daughter of North Carolina, Dixie was born to Gordon and Margaret Proctor Holler of Charlotte on September 30, 1945. The youngest of three girls, she was a cherished, dutiful daughter of her beloved parents. To her sisters, Peggy and Glenda Gay, Dixie was simply "one of the best sisters in the world," an affection unfaded by distance and decades. Reared in Rutherfordton, where she graduated R-S Central class of 1963, young Dixie loved to catch lightning bugs with her sisters and visit her adoring Granddaddy's house in Lincoln County, where she also encountered the expressive faith of her mother's folk at camp...

Dottie Sue Baker, 63, passed away on April 10, 2024, at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem. She was born in Logan, West Virginia on November 17, 1960, the daughter of the late Samuel Edward Baker and Geneva Jackson Baker. Dottie Sue was a generous person with a kind heart. She loved spending time at the lake house and loved all animals, especially her fur baby, Spike. Dottie Sue enjoyed working in her flower gardens and fishing. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a brother, Paul Edward Baker; and her grandparents, John and Mattie Jackson and Samuel and Rosa Baker. She is survived by two sisters, Rosetta Lane (Bill) and Lynn McMichael (Bill); a special friend, Ricky...

Mrs. Juanita Nifong Hoots, 94, passed away on February 16, 2024, at Yadkin Nursing Care Center in Yadkinville, NC. She was born on February 11, 1930, in Henry County Virginia, the daughter of Vernon Nifong and Dorothy Long Nifong. She was of Baptist faith and retired from AT&T after many dedicated years of service. She was preceded in death by her son Michael "Mike" Newman; Parents Vernon Nifong and Dorothy Long Nifong; Two Husbands Oscar Newman & James Roy Hoots; Brother Edwin Nifong. She is survived by her very dear friend Carolyn Bray; Daughter in Law Mary Newman; and a host of Nieces, Nephews, Cousins, and Friends. On Tuesday February 20, 2024 Reverend Keith Brock officiated the...

Mary Frances Page Morphis passed away peacefully with her daughter and son-in-law by her side at Brookridge Retirement Community on February 4, 2024, at the age of 99. She was born in 1924 in Wilmington NC, the daughter of the late Eva Montrose Simms and Stephen Franklin Page, the sixth of eight children. She was preceded in death by her husband Luther and son Kenny and is survived by her daughter Ellen and husband Steve, grandchildren Joseph, Jon, Alex and daughter-in-law Beth. Mary Frances graduated from New Hanover HS in Wilmington and went on earn a RN from Mather School of Nursing in New Orleans and a BA from Georgetown College in Louisville, KY. After getting her degrees she served...

Mr. Jerry Allen Wyatt, 51, passed away Wednesday, January 17, 2024, after a heroic battle with cancer. He was born April 9, 1972, in Pulaski County, VA, the son of Roger James Wyatt and Linda Boardwine Wyatt. Jerry was a faithful member of Woodland Baptist Church. He was a loving husband, Daddy and Papa, who loved his family dearly, especially his nieces and nephews. In addition, Jerry was an avid pool player. Jerry was preceded in death by his grandparents, Paul and Maze Boardwine and Martin and Blanche Wyatt. He is survived by his loving wife of 31 years, Tracy Wyatt; daughter, Cortney Bowden (Drew); three grandchildren, Grayson, Ivy and Baker Bowden; his parents, Roger and Linda Wyatt;...

Mae Chaffin Corvin Hughes, 88, went to be with her Heavenly Father on January 11, 2024. She was born in Pulaski, VA to the late Marvin Luther "Bud" and Flora Ethel Kress Corvin. She was preceded in death by 6 brothers, 1 sister and 3 sons, Isaac Lee Bottoms, Michael Lue Bottoms and Mark Samuel Bottoms, along with countless family and friends. She is survived by her loving husband, James Rennie Hughes of the home, remaining children, Wendy Morris (Bill) of Franklinville, Joy Ogburn (Randy) and John Bottoms, both of Winston Salem and a stepdaughter, Kathy Lacey (Kevin) of Murrells Inlet, SC. 12 grandchildren, 11 great grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. Chaffin, as she was known...

Mrs. Joyce Cochrane Marshall, 88, of Winston-Salem, NC passed away peacefully on Thursday, December 28, 2023 at Brighton Gardens Assisted Living Facility. She was born on May 5, 1935 to the late Donald Willis Cochrane and Cornelia Carter Cochrane who raised her as the seventh child on a 120 acre farm in Surry County. Joyce graduated from Elkin High School as Valedictorian in the class of 1953. That same year she married her High School sweetheart, Sammy and were happily married for 62 years. Her career as a Trust Operations Manager and AVP for Wachovia Bank spanned more than 35 years. Joyce was a talented pianist and vocalist and enjoyed many hobbies such as reading, cooking, crocheting, and...

Mr. Edward "Rod" Rodin Sugg, Sr, passed away early the morning of December 26th having spent a delightful Christmas with his local family members. Born December 29, 1933, in Smithfield, North Carolina to the late Burton Whitfield and Rose Gordon Sugg as the youngest of eight children. He was a graduate of North Carolina State University with a Bachelor of Science and Master of Science and served in the United States Army. As a career educator, he taught industrial arts and drafting for thirty years, first in Asheboro, later at West Forsyth High School. Known by many as "Doc Sugg," he was one of the first nationally certified athletic trainers in the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools. He...

David Thomas Hawkins (81) of Germanton, North Carolina peacefully went to be with our Lord on December 26, 2023. David is preceded in death by his father, Roy Thomas Hawkins and his mother, Dorothy Venable Hawkins and a daughter, Robin Rena Hawkins. The family who has been blessed to love him so much is his wife of 48 years, Gail G. Hawkins, his eldest daughter, Marchelle Brown (Anthony), son, David Martin Hawkins (Whitney), and youngest daughter, Julie Hawkins Sauvageau (Anthony). Grandchildren, Mara Joyce (Dylan), Thomas Hawkins (Zander), Krista Pegram (Thomas), and Allie Hawkins (Connor). Great Grandchild, Adeline May Pegram (Krista and Thomas). Brother Danny Hawkins, and many nieces and...